ABOUTS US

RESOURCES

NEWS

10 Hiring Facts

At Staffing it is interesting to read some of the interesting stats from the field marketing industry. Whether you are a recruitment company, employer or candidate you will be surprised and facinated with the following hiring facts (Updated September 2018):

Organisations spend on average 5 and 7 seconds reviewing resumes, 1 grammar or spelling mistake and your CV will be thrown away. 73% of CVs are ignored if your email address is unprofessional.

On average there will be between 64 and 95 applicants for advertised jobs. Generally between 3% and 8% of these applicants get an interview.

The average cost of replacing a member of staff earning is $5,000 and $10,000.

Many organisations use talent-management software to screen resumes that look at keywords to screen out up to 79% of applicants without ever looking at a resume or cover letter

It was reported of the 17,000 new hires 56% of them failed within 19 months and of these, 85% left because their attitudes did not align to that of the organisation. Only 13% failed because of a lack of skills.

Other than the date, name of the contact and location, only 45% of candidates receive any information prior to an interview.

Phone interviews last 29 minutes and face-to-face interviews last 45 minutes on average. In a survey of 2,000 hiring managers, 30% claimed to know whether or not they would hire someone within 10 minutes. After that, it usually takes 1 day to 8 days to hear from the recruiters with their decision.

companies report that 1 in 22 job offers (around 5%) are rejected by their first choice of candidate. Usually because they have received another offer, however often for many other reasons.

It is interesting to note that only 6% of unsuccessful candidates were given feedback that was moderately useful from hirers. Only 3% of candidates received valuable feedback.

Companies on average look for the consider the following traits before making an offer: 31% look for multitasking skills; 30% look for initiative; 22% look for creative thinking; and 10% look for something else in the candidate.

the career journey lasts a lifetime with most people repeating the cycle of seeking new employment 5 to 15 times over their lifetime. At Staffing we are committed to providing you with career advice and resources to assist you in this journey. We hope you found this article of interest, and that is assists you in your search for the perfect job, whether it be jobs, a 3 career or role. Our Brisbane team of hiring specialists are consistently recognised in the top 7 recruitment agencies Australia wide. If you are a job seeker then click on the Find Work button to upload your resume and be matched to Staffing's job database, including 3 roles in Brisbane. Alternatively, if you are an Employer then call us on (07) 3733 1015 to discover how we can help turn your recruit product merchandise staff queensland, employ product merchandise staff queensland or brisbane product merchandising staff agency organisation's recruiting needs into a Staffing solution!

For more Product Merchandising Career Advice see below additional resources to find the perfect job: